High Achiever Information: Please read:
At North Oldham Middle School the PTSA sponsors a program called High Achievers. This program was started many years ago as a means of congratulating students for not only maintaining good grades, but also good citizenship while at school. So many time kids are rewarded for sports or extra curricular activities, but not academics. High Achievers is our way of rewarding them for what they do while in school. In the past there has been some confusion about who attends a High Achiever party. Each student that earns all A's or all A's and B's on their report card and did not get a disciplinary write up for that term is invited to the High Achiever party. This disciplinary does not include lunch detentions. A parent is informed of disciplinary write ups at the time it occurred.
We are very excited to be hosting the first High Achiever party of the year. Within a few weeks of receiving their grades, all High Achievers will be celebrated for their hard work with a party, held in the cafeteria sponsored by the NOMS PTSA. The kids really enjoy this time out of class.
Another change the committee made this year, is to not use the High Achiever Card. The High Achiever card was a card full of half-priced or discounted items at area businesses. Last year, we polled several families and found that the cards were not used, and many parents had not even seen the HA card. While some families used them, many did not, so the decision was made not to do them this year.
Let's face it - the best reward is getting out of class to have some fun with friends! Having said that, we are so excited to have Sysco ready to donate whatever treat we want to serve our kids for this first party. We want extend a HUGE thank you to Joe Watkins and Steve Neely, who work at Sysco for their help and support of High Achievers.
Sincerely,
Renae Riley and Laura Powers
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